Posts by Emergenetics International
9 Assertiveness Tips To Use With Your Team
This is the third blog post in a series of Management Tips pertaining to the Emergenetics Behavioral Attributes and the importance of self-awareness. Read the previous post here. Assertiveness can get a bad rap these days. Pop culture embraces over-the-top characters like Donald Trump, whereas quiet business tycoon Warren Buffet rarely gets mentioned. Both are…
Read MoreManagement Tips – How to Express Yourself as a Manager
(This is the second blog post in a series of Management Tips pertaining to behavioral attributes and the importance of self-awareness. Read the first post here.) The Situation: A newly appointed leader of a Learning and Development team calls a last minute meeting. At the meeting, the leader of the team introduces a brainstorming topic…
Read MoreBehavioral Preferences- A Secret Weapon or Your Worst Enemy?
Balance is something that we all seek in every aspect of our life. The workplace is no different. We want to be seen as diligent but not overbearing, friendly but not too personal, easygoing while still driving company goals forward. Is this attainable? Is there really an ideal manager or an ideal team member? Our…
Read MoreLeadership Communication Styles: Leave Your Comfort Zone
Our thinking preferences can have an undeniable impact in our interaction with others and specifically in leadership communication styles. We develop a go-to communication method or style. It’s easy for us to get things done when we use our go-to style, and 9 times out of 10 we’re probably pretty successful. But what happens when…
Read MoreBreaking Down Communication Barriers in the Workplace
Communication barriers in the workplace are an inevitability. Just think about your office… and about how people work. I’ll bet the first person you think about works completely differently than you do. There’s a reason why you don’t think instantly about the person who approaches work in the same way you do— that relationship and…
Read MoreEmpathy is the New Foundation for Leadership
The Brain Summit is live from New York City for Day 2 and we couldn’t be more excited to have Allison Fass @alliefass from Inc. Magazine giving us what we absolutely need to be thinking about as business and talent leaders. We’ll give you the whole rundown on the 7 trends that you should be…
Read MorePeople Aren’t Stupid But The Way You Lead May Be
I once heard a manager say candidly, “Is everybody stupid, or is it just me?” And while that’s not the type of the thing any leader should ever say to their team, the thought has probably crossed all our minds at one point or another. The problem with managing people is that every single one…
Read MoreUse Storytelling to Make Your Business Case
A good story is thought-provoking and holds our attention to the end, when ultimately a valuable message becomes clear. Isn’t that what we’re out to accomplish when we pitch a new business case to the decision makers in our company? Then why not tell more stories at work? Harvard Business Review makes the case for…
Read MoreHow the Brain Relates to Goal Setting
Part One of a Two-Part Goal Setting Series with Emergenetics: Everyone sets and goes after their goals differently. They go about them differently because people think and behave differently. However, in an organization, goals aren’t made or achieved in a vacuum. It takes the work of many to get the results you need. That of…
Read MoreWhy Being More Assertive Isn’t Always the Best Manager Approach
Assertiveness. In many companies and in the business world, it’s thought of as the hallmark of great leadership. Assertiveness means driving, pushing and aggressively pursuing goals. It’s go-get-‘em all the time. Unfortunately, this isn’t really the case. Assertiveness, like every other behavioral tendency falls on a spectrum. And not every leader or manager needs to…
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